M.B.
A friend of mine has a child with special needs. She actually didn't think to find a "special needs" caretaker. She just put out an add for a nanny, mentioned on it that the child is special needs, and went from there. The nanny isn't "specially trained", but she's fantastic... how did my friend put it? "I'm not specially trained either, but I can tell shes a caring person." Since the hire over 2 years ago the nanny has done some extensive research of her own so she could do her best with him.